Category: International

International Produce Group (IPG) celebrates their 20th anniversary in 2022.

According to the Center for Research on Global Economy and Business of the Association of Exporters (Cian-Adex), Peru is the world's third largest exporter of ginger.

In 2021, Peru’s National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) certified 20,220 hectares of table grapes, representing a slight decrease of 2.5 percent in comparison to the 20,747 hectares in 2020, according to Fernando Cilloniz Benavides, president of the Inform@ccion consultancy.

The Chilean office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) released its fruit bulletin for January-December 2021, showing fresh fruit achieved export sales of 2.62 million tons, equivalent to $5.05 billion FOB.

With three months before the end of the 2021/2022 Peruvian blueberry campaign, which runs from May to April, 215,356 tons have been exported for $1.277 billion, reflecting an increase in volume of 30 percent and value of 26 percent when compared to the previous season.

The United States isn’t the top export destination for Peruvian avocados, but it’s close.

In the last five years, the demand for food in the U.S. has shown a sustained rise. This was reflected in the increase in imports, going from $53.2 billion in 2017 to $63.5 billion in 2021, reflecting a growth of 19 percent.

According to the ASOEX, in the current shipping season of 2021-2022, Chile has exported 708,741 tons of fresh fruit, reflecting an increase of 7.85 percent when compared to the same period last year

From January to November 2021, Peruvian mandarin exports reached 230,953 tons for $292 million, reflecting a 10 percent increase in volume and 13 percent increase in value.

Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that ag exports set a new record by reaching $8.496 billion in 2021, with 27 countries having opened their markets to 57 Colombian products through the government’s Health Diplomacy strategy.